29. Mine

It had been a while since their 'privy' talk.
" Though, come to think of it, I did all of the talkin'. ", EuEarl thought to himself as he watched KC, so far un-successfully, attempt to dislodge his rope from a low hanging branch. KC'd been showing off some of his old rodeo tricks , but he was , well...a bit rusty !
Everything was going fine between them despite the whatever-it-was that KC wasn't telling him about.
"And if  it was somethin' to do with 'us',...or me... KC'd've told me by now. " EuEarl fixed his stare on KC's  narrow, but so damn'd enticing Levi clad butt cheeks. He took a deep, deep draw off his barely lit Pall Mall. " Ain't like we gotta know everything about each other."    The rope was proving harder to detach than he'd expected, so KC spread his legs further apart, tensed the required muscles, then yanked & tugged harder !  EuEarl called out, " Le'go that rope for now, KC !", more than a little hard himself ! He flicked his cigarette to the ground, twisted it beneath the toe of his shoe & walked 'stiffly' over to his man.   He slid his arms around KC from the rear and placed his hands on his so that they were both grasping the rope. KC instinctively leaned back into EuEarl's embrace. " I'd'uh yanked it loose in'a minnit..." he murmured .
EuEarl pressed his crotch firmly into his partner's behind. " I don't want it loose, baby..." EuEarl tongue-darted KC's left ear awhile, then added softly, " I just want it Mine...!"                                      

28. Reflections

After nearly a year together, EuEarl knew what this meant.
 As he watched his & KC's reflections in the bathroom mirror
he knew something was on his man's mind.
Gnawing on his thumb when he was troubled was definitely
KC's tell . Something fairly big, too, given the intensity of his
concentration.
" I know there's something you need to tell me." EuEarl began,
"Don't know what, but somethin'. And when you're ready to tell me, I'll be ready to listen. But, KC..."
KC looked down as EuEarl cleared his throat to continue.

" Just don't let my finding out beat your telling me; okay?"

27. For My Followers...

Q-Bubba, Bjorn, Tecumseh, Bob &, of course,
KC & EuEarl, wish you all a Happy & Successful 2010 !!
( How they're able to do so when they all exist in the 1970's
is, I suppose, for Carl Sagan to explain ! ;-)

26 Xmas

EuEarl & KC agreed !
Their First Christmas alone together was THE Best Christmas Ever !! ...








... Funny.
How completely different their next X-mas would be.

25. November Morn

Early one November morning...
They'd woken up almost simultaneuosly a few minutes earlier. It was at least an hour before they had to start getting ready for work, so they lay quietly enjoying their quiet time. Finally, EuEarl leaned over & pressed the alarm button on the clock.Then he turned to his bedmate. " Y'know what, KC ?" he said, adjusting himself atop his lover as he spoke. " Right here. This is all I want . All I'll ever want. Wakin' up next to you." KC's face blushed as EuEarl continued. " Promise me something, okay ? Promise me that every single morning this here... " EuEarl stroked KC's cheek slowly & tenderly, "...This here beautiful face is always the first thing I'll see when I wake up, alright ?"
" I ain't beautiful." KC thought, though he nodded his head slowly.
" Nuh, uh. Say it out loud to me."



" I promise." , KC blushed again.
" 'This-here-beautiful-face'..."
" This here beautiful face's always gon' be the first thang ya see in the mornin'. " KC's face was as beet red as his hair, though not with embarassment.
"Ahm keepin' that promise, too ."
EuEarl leaned down to placed a deep kiss on his man. " Don't ever let me be without you, babe." he breathed heavily.
And as the phone began to ring, KC replied huskily, " Yew won't never be, darlin' ."

24. Treatin' KC

It was Halloween morning. EuEarl lay awake in their bed next to a sleeping KC. KC'd been really quiet, more so than usual, since the State Fair last week. Though EuEarl had asked him a coupl'a times if anything was wrong, KC'd only mumbled 'Nuthin' " in response. A response, that, in the short time they'd been together, EuEarl had learned to pretty much anticipate . And though it hadn't yet reached the point of annoyance,it was, all the same, worrying. So, this early morning, the former truck driver was focusing on just how to set his cowboy cruisin' back on Carefree Highway !
He remembered once tellin' KC about his first Halloween when he was a child.
" There was always this huge gatherin' at the V.F.W. every year ! When I was 7,Granny allowed me to go trick-or-treating for the first time ! She sewed me a Superman costume. It looked like the real thing, too ! At 6PM we kids gathered down at the square, then scattered out 'cross the parrish knockin' on doors, screaming for treats & causin' mischief ! An' it wasn't no time before our bags was stuffed full with all kinds of candy & treats ! But there was even more once we got to the Veteran's Hall ! Candy, kernel korn, cupcakes, crackerjacks, caramel apples & stuff ! Plus toys, games & prizes ! Everything a little kid could ask for. Sort'a felt more like Christmastime than Halloween , actually!" And EuEarl had added
" Kind'a miss all that now, even if I am a grown-up . You ?"
" Ain't never did none'a that. ", KC had said. " Muh daddy thought Hollerween wuz foolish. An' dressin' up silly wuz sissy. Daddy didn't see no sense in it."
" You didn't go trick-or-treatin' , then ?"
" Nope. Nearest ranch to ourn's wuz three miles away. Weren't no big deal t'me." KC had cleared his throat , then & walked off .




But EuEarl had felt it was a big deal. Then & Now.
He turned to KC , placed his hand on the snoozin' man's shoulder & shook him gently.
" Babe. If you could be anybody in the world right now, who would you be ?"
KC snorted " Hmmmph...wha...?"
" For Halloween. Who would you be ?"
KC rolled over & looked at him. " Fer Hollerween ?"
" Yeah. "
" Rip Van Winkle ."
"I'm serious."
"Yer crazy..." KC muttered & tried to pull the covers over his head, but EuEarl stopped him.
" It's no good, cowboy. You & me are havin' our own private Halloween Party tonight ! Now, who ya gonna be ?"
KC propped himself up on his elbows. Now he could see EuEarl wasn't foolin', he thought about it for a moment. " Ah kin be anybody I want ?"
EuEarl nodded his head. " In fact, you can choose my costume, too. "
KC smiled. "Then ah got's two words fer ya..."
EuEarl braced himself. " Let's hear 'em ."
" Archie Andrews !"

23. Dwarf Fucked

They'd had a nice chunk of change left over from their last delivery job, so the boys decided to take in the Texas/OU Game the following Saturday, then stay through Sunday for the last day of the State Fair .
KC'd done tons of state fairs across the country in his day, so it wasn't a new experience, but he had to admit afterwards, on their way home, " Ain't never been nowhere's where they put up a show like they do here in Texas ! Gawd-durn ! Big , healthy livestock ! Best corny dawgs I ever did taste ! MmmmMmmm ! An' more midway games than they got in Las Vegas town ! And weren't that rolley coaster pret' near a mile high ?!"
" You tell me." , EuEarl replied . " You rode it like a hundred times !"
KC nodded his head. " I know. Love them thangs. Gon' down, it's kind'a like bein' on a bronc again. "
Every once in a while, KC would let something slip. Something that would remind EuEarl that, while KC had accepted the fact that his bronc riding days were behind him, that loss was still keenly felt. At times like this, EuEarl wanted to take his man in his arms & wrap him in his love. Instead, he learned over & lightly twisted his knuckle into KC's side. " Hope something else gives ya that feeling, too. "
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30 miles short of Mudflap County KC pulled over to get gas.
" I'll pay while you pump.", EuEarl said & headed inside.
" Bring me a Coke, 'kay ?", KC called after him.
EuEarl made the " Okay" sign over his head as he went in.
Over 15 minutes had passed. KC had filled the tank & was now sitting back inside his truck, nervously drumming his fingers on the steering wheel. He was thirsty, but that wasn't what was worrying him. He knew it was foolish. " It's only been a few minutes.", but there was always that underlying worry & fear . He'd noticed a coupl'a rigs parked along the side of the building. And a biker had pulled in & gone inside right after EuEarl went in. This was Texas, after all. And him & EuEarl living together, so out in the open...KC's hand had been steadily gripping the door handle tighter & just as he was about to lift the latch....
" Got ya an RC , babe ! They was out'a Coke !", EuEarl announced suddenly & loudly , as he bounced into the passenger's seat !
Half wanting to jump out of his skin & half wanting to grab EuEarl up in his arms, for the moment all KC could do was nod his head, take the soda from EuEarl's hand & start up the truck. As he pulled onto the two-lane blacktop, he put the open bottle to his lips, but realized his throat muscles were too tight for him to swallow !
Meanwhile, EuEarl, completely oblivious to KC's state of mind, was rustling around in the bag he'd brought with him. " Grabbed some chips 'n' cookies, too. Hey ! You'll never guess 'bout that place ! "
KC , realizing he was expected to respond, mumbled," Whut?"
" They got a dirty bookstore in the back ! Fuckin' dirty bookstore here in the middle of tight butt, church-goin' Texas !" KC didn't immediately grasp what EuEarl was saying. He was still winding his nerves down. But what EuEarl did next nearly made him run off the road !
" So, I went back & looked around. And found this ! " EuEarl , with a big wide grin, held up a magazine !
" 'DWARF FUCKED ' !!", he guffawed . " Do you believe that shit ? "
"Ya bought that ?", KC croaked.
" Are you kiddin', man ?", EuEarl laughed, flipping through the pages, " No way I could pass this up !!"